CSBA Goes to Washington, D.C. to Advocate for California School Children.News Editors/Education Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000 On Wednesday, the California School Boards Association's Federal Issues Council (FIC FIC First International Computer FIC Fogarty International Center (John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences; National Institutes of Health) FIC Fellowship for Intentional Community ) will begin a three-day advocacy effort in Washington, D.C., to address representatives of the White House, Congress and the U.S. Department of Education on key federal education issues which impact California's 5.8 million school children. The council's first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning in the White House with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933), American politician, was the United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton as well as the Governor of South Carolina, as a member of the Democratic Party. . &uot;Through the years, FIC has worked effectively with top administration and department officials regarding their education priorities and proposals, and to provide information on key policy issues from the perspective of local districts in California There are several different types of districts in California. The U.S. state of California is geographically divided into various districts for political and administrative purposes. ,&uot; noted Jeff Horton Jeff Horton, born (date?) in Arlington, Texas, is currently an assistant coach (Special Assistant/Offense) for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He has also been active as an assistant coach at the collegiate level (Minnesota, Nevada, UNLV, Wisconsin) and as a , CSBA CSBA California School Boards Association CSBA Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments CSBA Canadian School Boards Association CSBA California Small Business Association CSBA Canadian Swedish Business Association CSBA Customer Service Benchmarking Australia President. Led by CSBA's officers and school board members representing diverse regions from across the state, the FIC will meet with administration officials and department secretaries to address issues including class size reduction, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act “Title I” redirects here. For other uses of "Title I", see Title I (disambiguation). The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (Pub.L. 89-10, 79 Stat. 77, ) is a United States federal statute enacted April 111965. (ESEA ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESEA E-Sports Entertainment Association ESEA Eurocopter South East Asia ), school construction, and special education funding. In addition, the association will meet with:
-- Janet Reno, U.S. attorney general
-- Barbara Boxer, senator, U.S. Senate
-- Donna Shalala, secretary, U.S. Department of Health &Human
Services
-- David Satcher, surgeon general, U.S. Department of Health &Human
Services
-- Alexis Herman, secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
-- General Barry McCaffrey, White House Office of national Drug
Control Policy
-- T.J. Glauthier, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
-- Dan Glickman, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-- Frank Holleman, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Education
-- Michael Cohen, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Education
-- Richard Shapiro, undersecretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
-- William G. Barron, deputy director, U.S. Census Bureau
NOTE: FIC members will be available for media interviews. In California, contact James Morante at (916) 371-4691 to coordinate. In Washington, D.C., contact Mina G. Fasulo at (916) 425-0109 (cell) or (202) 347-2200 (hotel). |
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